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City attorney briefs Salinas Public Art Commission on Brown Act, social media and records rules
Summary
City Attorney Chris Callahan told the Public Art Commission that its meetings and communications are subject to the Brown Act and Public Records Act, warned that social‑media interactions can constitute a meeting, and reviewed quorum, recusal and voting rules.
City Attorney Chris Callahan told the Salinas Public Art Commission at its meeting that the seven‑member advisory body is a legislative body subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act and must conduct its business in agendized, public meetings. "You can't talk about commission business at Starbucks among 4 of you. That's a meeting, and it needs to be agendized," Callahan said, urging commissioners to avoid off‑record deliberations.
Callahan reviewed practical obligations: agendas should be posted 72 hours in advance (24 hours in the case of…
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